Matilda Thorpe was born in Wood Green, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for playing Mandy in Desmond's (1989-1996), Bad Girls (1999) Eastenders 1998, Robin Hood (2006) Sick Note (2017) Nina in One Life (2023) and Aunt Melody in Back to Black (2024). She has been married to Gary Spinks since 1994. They have three children.